FACTBOX-Brokerages see uncertain 2025 on worries over potential Trump tariffs

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Updates with Nomura's forecasts for U.S. 10-year yield, FX, U.S. inflation and GDP growth rates; Evercore ISI's S&P 500 target; BofA Global Research's Core PCE target and GDP growth forecasts for UK and India; Citigroup's inflation forecasts; UBS Global Research's U.S. headline CPI forecast; GDP forecasts from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and Berenberg

- Uncertainties around U.S. policies may slow global economic growth modestly in 2025, according to major brokerages. They expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs to fuel volatility across global markets, spurring inflationary pressures and, in turn, limiting the scope for major central banks to ease monetary policy.

World economies and equity markets have had a robust year, with global growth expected to average 3.1% this year, a Reuters poll published in October showed.

Following are forecasts from some top banks on economic growth, inflation and the performance of major asset classes in 2025:


Forecasts for stocks, currencies and bonds:

Brokerage

S&P 500 target

U.S. 10-year yield target

EUR/USD

USD/JPY



USD/CNY

UBS Global Research

6400

3.80%

1.04

145

7.60

Goldman Sachs

6500

4.25%

1.03(next 12-months)

159(next 12-months)

7.50(next 12-months)

UBS Global Wealth Management

6600

4.00%

1.12

145

7.50

Wells Fargo Investment Institute

6500-6700

4.50%-5.00%

0.98-1.02

158-162


Societe Generale

6750

4.50% (Q4'25)

1.09

146.3

7.28

Deutsche Bank

7000

4.7% (Q4'25)

1.03 (Q4'25)


7.50

Nomura


4.25%

1.03

135

6.93

Morgan Stanley

6500

3.55% (Q4'25)

1.10 (Q4'25)

138 (Q4'25)

7.60 (Q4'25)

J.P.Morgan

6500

4.10% (Q3'25)

1.08

148

7.50

BofA Global Research

6666

4.25%

1.10

160

7.40

Wells Fargo


4.00%

0.98 (Q4'25)

154 (Q4'25)

7.60 (Q4'25)

BMO Capital Markets

6700





Jefferies

6000

4.43%




Barclays

6600

4.25%




Piper Sandler

6600





Berenberg


4.90%

1.08

140

7.20

BNP Paribas


3.65% (Q4'25)

1.15 (Q4'25)

131 (Q4'25)


Canaccord Genuity

6325





Citigroup

6500

4.20% (Q4'25)




ING



1.02

160

7.35

HSBC

6700





Evercore ISI

6800





U.S. Inflation:

U.S. inflation (annual Y/Y for 2025)

Brokerage

Headline CPI

Core PCE

Goldman Sachs

2.5%

2.1%

J.P.Morgan

2.4%

2.3%

Morgan Stanley

2.3%

2.5% (Q4/Q4)

Barclays

2.3%

2.5%

Wells Fargo

2.6%

2.5%

Societe Generale

2.3%

2.5%

Deutsche Bank

2.8% (Q4/Q4)

2.6% (Q4/Q4)

Wells Fargo Investment Institute

3.3%


UBS Global Wealth Management

2.6%


Citigroup

2.5%

2.5%

BofA Global Research

2.4%

2.3% (Q4/Q4)

Berenberg

2.7%

2.6%

BNP Paribas

2.3%


Nomura

3.0%

2.7%

ING

2.4%


Wells Fargo

2.6%


Jefferies

2.3%

2.5%

UBS Global Research

2.5%



Real GDP Growth:

Real GDP growth forecasts for 2025

Brokerage

GLOBAL

U.S.

CHINA

EURO AREA

UK

INDIA

UBS Global Research

2.9%

1.9%

4.0%

0.9%

1.5%

6.3% (for FY 26)

Goldman Sachs

2.7%

2.5%

4.5%

0.8%

1.2%

6.3%

Barclays

3.0%

2.1%

4%

0.7%

1.2%

7.2%

Morgan Stanley

3.0%

2.1%

4.0%

1.0%

1.4%

6.5% (FY25/FY26)

J.P.Morgan

2.4%

2.2%

3.9%

0.8%

1.0%

6.0%

UBS Global Wealth Management

2.9%

1.9%

4.0%

0.9%

1.5%

6.3%

Wells Fargo

2.5%

2.0%

4.0%

1.0%

1.6%

5.9%

Societe Generale

3.3%

2.2%

4.7%

1.0%

1.6%


Citigroup

2.2%

1.0%

4.2%

1.1%

1.0%

6.7%

Nomura

2.9%

2.2

4.0%

1.1%

1.0%

5.8%

BofA Global Research

3.2%

2.4%

4.5%

0.9%

1.5%

7.0%

Deutsche Bank

3.1%

2.5%

4.8%

0.8%

1.3%

6.5%

Wells Fargo Investment Institute

2.6%

2.5%





Berenberg

2.6%

2.4%

4.5%

1.0%

1.3%

6.5%

BNP Paribas


2.1%

4.5%

1.5%

1.5%

6.7% (March 2026)

Peel Hunt


1.9%

4.4%

1.3%

1.6%

7.0%

ING


2.0%

4.6%

0.7%

1.4%


Jefferies


2.4% (Q4/Q4)





* UBS Global Research and UBS Global Wealth Management are distinct, independent divisions in UBS Group

* Wells Fargo Investment Institute is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank


(Compiled by the Broker Research team in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

((Kanchana.Chakravarty@thomsonreuters.com;))

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